Daily Republican., 1887-07-19

Grier, Stewart AND Trump were al.
pointed said committee.
The Board at 10 25 adjourned.
Second Delaware at Gettysburg.
Correspondent, Of the REPUBLICAN.
Tho meeting of Union ard Confeder-
ate veterans on the field of Gettysburg
of the twenty fourth anniversary OF the |
battle was q noteworthy one, ahording
the stron gest possible proof of the kind
ly feeling that exists bttween the men
who hrst met on that memorable spot |
In deadly conflict. The we ecome Of the |
Philadelphia Brigade to the survivors |
Of Plcketts division OF Les's army was
warm one. About 900 survivors OF
Pickett's division arrived on the even.
ing OF July 2, and were received by the
Philadelphia brigade aud escorted from
the depot to the Eagle Hotel, where
stand-up lunch was given them, after
which all made for the county court
house. There the first camp fire Of the
Blue and Gray upon the historic ground
of Gettysburg was held. When all was
ready General Bans assisted the widow
Of General Pickett to the stand. and
amid tremendous cheers which shook
the building introduced her and her son
to the audience.
She was visibly affected, and with
difficulty restrained the tears. When.
ever Gen. Pickett's name was men.
toned the cheering was tremendous.
When Col. Aylett, Of Virainis, be-
coming excited, mentioned the flag Of
the . nion the whole audience arose aud
shouted itself hoarse. The court house
was 30 completely packed and 1t was 80
terribly hot that the writer of this arti
ole, in company with several others.
did not walt TO hear the addresses; and
not being very much in love with the
survivors Of Pickett's Division. we do
not think we lost much OF a treat After
leaving the court house we, that is the
survivors o. the Second Dela ware Regi
msnt, met at Our boarding house and
held meeting, when it was found that
the following old veterans we're pi essnt:
Capt. VIM. Ii. Helembold, Company
ID; Lieut.. Pierce, e; Lieut., Andrew j.
Krause. d; Lieut.. Frank Nolen, H;
Alex III. Mason, X; Corp. VIM. Hall.
Pidgou, c; VIM. Parks, X; John Sny-
der, f, and one other whose name /
have forgotten; there was present twelve
In all. We decided to hold our second
reunion on the Sd of July at our monu-
ment in the wheatfisld at O'Clock.
The next morning bright and early
we started out sight seeing and going
over the field. We frat visited Gene
teiy Hill, then IT, Spapg!er's Springs
to Culp's Hill, to Little Round Top, tc
Devils Den, through the Valley oi
Death, where we left o number Of ouI
comrades "a years ago, who gave theiI
lives that our Union might live. We
then visited our monument In thf
, bloody wheat field, where We held oui
reunion. After trausacting some busi
ness we adjourned. We then went
down through the wheat field, crossed
Dry Run, up the side Of the hill, whert
our regiment had o hot engagement
. with the Johnneye, and we discovered
Y that our monument Is set in the wrong
place, as 1t should be about half mill
further out, as our regiment WAS thu
, farthest out on the left OF our lines 0
:. an Of the troops.
j. We are going to have our monumen
= placed where 1t properly belongs; NM
!, more, the stone markers have beel
lay ing alongside of the First Delawar
monument, near the right of the line
> for thirteen months. Who is to blam
:, for this? l do not know, bat think
. the Legislative Committee and th
COMMITTEES of the First ard SscoIt
= Delaware hsd attended strictly to thei
% duty ard not INDUCED 80 freely In tn
:, flowing bowl, Eve were told this Il
y Gettysburs), the work that they wer
o sent to perform might have been don
>, in proper manner and been a credit
= the little State Of Delaware Wsll, wha
81 can't be cured must be endured. We
the survivors of the Second Delawai
Regiment, propose to have these mil
!. takes or oversights corrected. We bui
" q monument of rough stones around
= stake; several OF ua wrote our names C
- ~ sticks and laid them on the noun
~ until we can make arrangements
70 have our monument moved to where
~ belongs.
20 We then went along the line to Peac
20 y. Orchard, thence along Battlefield av
70 nue. on URion line TO the copse of tre
"a where GEN. Hancock fell wounded; G
. to Bloody Angle, where the Philade
q phia Brigade and Pickett's Dlvisi ic
were holding their re. union. We the
+. went to the beautiful National Gem
~ ~ terry, where thousands of our heroes la
- =, sleeping, and thinking Perhaps ii yC
,o y, were to print the nance OF the dead
20 20 the First and Second Delaware Reg
- ments that are buried there, some OF
r. e. after these long years might discove
q, for the fret time, where thelr lovt
~ ~ ones are sleeping. 30 noted them dow
- Standing with yoar back to the mon
:, mont, commencing on the left, thoy o
-, arranged In rows as follows: 8. Case
~ Co A, 81 DSl James Dougherty, cor
"' pany not known; Lieut.. George
. Plank, Go. E; Sergt. Jacob Boyd, Go.
~ Jacob Stiles, Ga. a; Peter Boster,
;" A; Sergt. M. Oevanausb, Go. G; Corp
=, W. Strong, Co. d; A. Huhn, Co a. ]
Is Del = Downey, Co. B, lst De
,nr John Black, company not known; 7.
'' Carey, Co. X, 1st DOL; John B Sbee
n, Co. d, LIST Del VIM. Dorsey, Co. d,
In Del; Sergt. Seymore, Co. B, 1st Del.
We On Q slab in front of these gray
all there are printed these beautiful lines;
ig- Rest on emba balmed and sainted dead,
of Dear as the blood ye gavo,
nj. No impious footsteps here shall tread
10 The herDage OF your grave.
~ We then entered town by the Bal
~. more pike over which the Union trOc
on or retreated after the bloody struggle
.ba Ga the first day.
he 80 after supper we bid our boardi
Ao mistress, Mrs. q. e Monfort. gocd-h
% and started for home in the 6 80 ira
feeling that We had good, profital
"a trip.
no no DEAR BEPUBLIcAN,th the Second De
not ware Volunteers propose to hold {
-'' next reunion In this city on Septeml
:, II, the anniversary of the battle of A
~ tetiam, in which battle we lost nu
y" ber of our comrades. hope all old g
diers will give the survivors OF the {
~ Second Delaware hearty welcome.
"a More anon, SERGT Co x